Marc by Marc Jacobs Fall 2011 A Love Story – Fas

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Reviews Marc by Marc Jacobs Fall 2011: A Love Story By Lauren Sherman Wednesday,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Feb 16,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], 2011 / 10:00 AM GMT -5
If Monday night’s Marc Jacobs runway can be likened to an asylum,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], then Tuesday’s Marc x Marc catwalk was a prep school. A 1972 prep school. It was all very Love Story, but not just Ali McGraw’s character. Ryan O’Neil was in there too,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], as was the bookish,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], quirky girl who mightn’t have actually existed in the screenplay,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but was most definitely admiring the football hero from afar.
My favorite looks for the ladies were the suits,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], which are available in a variety of fabrics, from corduroy to velvet to tweed. A menswear inspired tweed overcoat also struck my fancy,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], as did a blouse with a mini capelet draping the shoulders. (That silhouette has been everywhere this season–and I love it.)
But of course the clothes were great–is Marc by Marc ever not on point?
What I really couldn’t stop thinking about was the brand itself,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.
Marc by Marc did something in 2001 that no other bridge line did before: Sold cool clothes to those who couldn’t afford designer dresses. When I was in high school in the late ’90s, we didn’t have Marc by Marc. My prom dress choices were Betsey Johnson, vintage,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Tocca, and Jessica McClintock. (I might be exaggerating a teensy bit,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but you get the point.) I remember the first Marc by Marc thing I bought. It was a little pear pin–I still have it,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]!–and I would wear it as often as possible to my internship. It was my signature that summer.
If it wasn’t for Marc by Marc,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], there wouldn’t be a Rag & Bone,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], or Rachel Comey,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], or Acne. At least not at such a doable price point. Jacobs and Robert Duffy made it okay for “cool” designers to be accessible,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], too,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and they’ve further proved that with the Bleeker Street tchotchke collection of $3 lipstick pens and $10 charms.
So yes,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the clothes were grand at the Marc by Marc show,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but we should be recognizing him for more than a good collection. We should thank him for improving the overall quality of our wardrobes.
**Photos by Imaxtree.
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